Clean Nut Butter Cups

I'm baaaack!  I've been a little MIA the last few weeks due to my schedule changing a bit, which crossed with the times I usually blog.  I'm definitely coming back with an awesome, and super easy recipe for those sweet cravings.  I've been doing some research on ways to clean up my favorite candies which you saw first in my Clean Almond Joy Bites recipe and now I am tackling peanut butter cups.  I love peanut butter but prefer almond butter, and this recipe is so versatile, you can use any sort of nut butter that you prefer.  There are 3 ingredients which makes them even more amazing because there isn't any artificial, unnecessary junk in them!  Enjoy!

Clean Nut Butter Cups

Ingredients

1 3.5oz bar of 75% dark chocolate or higher
1 Tbsp raw honey
10 tsp nut butter of choice (I use Justin's Maple Almond Butter)
10 mini muffin liners

In a microwave safe bowl, break up the dark chocolate.  Heat the chocolate in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted.  The stovetop can also be used with a double broiler.  When chocolate is completely melted, add 1 Tbsp of raw honey.  On a small baking sheet, spread out 10 mini muffin liners.  Carefully scoop one small spoon full of chocolate in the bottom of each mini muffin liner, just enough to coat about 1/8 of an inch of the bottom of the liner.  Place baking sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow bottom layer to harden.  When first layer of chocolate is hardened, remove from the freezer and add 1 tsp of nut butter to each mini muffin liner, followed by another spoon full of chocolate, enough to completely cover the nut butter.  Allow to harden for an additional 10 minutes in the freezer.  Remove liner and devour!

Snack Time! The Rice Cake is No Longer Boring!!

So I actually stumbled upon this snack by accident. I've always liked rice cakes, but I like the ones packed full of artificial flavor!  I found a lightly salted rice cake at the grocery store and racked my brain about how I could make it less boring. This is what I came up with!

Almond Butter, Banana and Cinnamon Rice Cake

Ingredients 

1 lightly salted rice cake

1/2 Tbsp almond butter

5 slices banana

Sprinkle of cinnamon 

Spread almond butter on top of rice cake. Top with banana slices and sprinkle with cinnamon. Enjoy!